New SQL Server, Visual Studio innovations highlighted at 2006 PASS Community Summit
SEATTLE, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)
today announced upcoming product milestones designed to help
information workers, IT professionals and developers manage data
complexity. In his keynote speech at the 2006 Professional Association
for SQL Server (PASS) Community Summit, Paul Flessner, senior vice
president of Data and Storage Platforms, detailed priorities for
Microsoft's data platform. Focusing on support for dynamic application
environments, automation and continuous availability, beyond relational
and end-to-end insight, Flessner announced the upcoming release of
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Visual
Studio(R) Team Edition for Database Professionals, as well as the
immediate availability of the Release Candidate (RC) of SQL Server 2005
Compact Edition.
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"With just 12 months on the market, we've been humbled by the
industry momentum for SQL Server 2005. Customer and independent
software vendor adoption of our data platform has resulted in more than
30 percent year-over- year revenue growth in the last quarter alone,"
Flessner said. "The innovation, tools and guidance we're announcing
today are designed to help customers as they continue to build the next
generation of business solutions on the SQL Server platform."
Optimize Data Virtually Any Time, Anywhere
Today's business is challenged by a new generation of occasionally
connected and data-intensive applications. Customers have asked for a
solution that meets the requirements of this new breed of application
while being able to increase developer productivity and better manage,
scale and drive insights from their business. To help address these
needs, Microsoft announced the following updates designed to provide
tighter integration with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, additional
flexibility for developers, and better process guidelines and support
for embedded, mobile and occasionally connected environments:
-- The availability of the community technology preview (CTP) of SP2
for SQL Server 2005 delivers key updates, including data compression,
increased business intelligence functionality, security updates
relating to Common Criteria, manageability enhancements, support for
Windows Vista(TM) and optimization for the 2007 Microsoft Office system
environment. More details about SP2 are available at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=71711 . The SP2 November CTP can be downloaded immediately at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/ctp.mspx .
-- The RC of SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition is a new offering for
essential relational database functionality in a compact footprint. By
sharing a familiar SQL syntax and common ADO.NET programming model with
other SQL Server editions, SQL Server Compact Edition allows developers
and administrators to apply their existing skills and be immediately
productive while building and supporting the next generation of
applications. The RC is available via Web download at http://www.microsoft.com/SQL/Compact .
-- The release to manufacture date for Visual Studio Team Edition
for Database Professionals has been set for Nov. 30, 2006. Visual
Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals provides a foundation
for change management, development, testing and deployment of databases
through integrated functionality that enables database developers and
administrators to be more productive, reduce risk and drive quality.
More information can be found at http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/products/dbpro/default.aspx.
-- Plans to provide process guidance for database professionals are
included in the Microsoft Solutions Framework. This process guidance is
the first of its kind in the industry and demonstrates Microsoft's
commitment to making the database professional a full-fledged
participant in the application life cycle.
"Our customers rely on us to deliver a seamless user experience and
enterprise-class availability with our online software services," said
David P. Smith, chief technology officer, ServiceU Corp. "With its
ability to scale, SQL Server 2005 helps us deliver outstanding
performance. We have also made it easier and more productive for our
development team to rapidly deliver our next wave of high performing,
data-driven applications. Our business depends on enterprise-class
databases, which is why we chose SQL Server 2005."
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software,
services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their
full potential.
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